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Practical insights on AI agents, vibe coding, AI marketing, AI strategy, AI security, AI automation, and independent learning.
Two products that are changing the world started as random experiments.
I recently watched 2 videos. A Lenny's Podcast with Boris, the creator of Claude Code. And a TED talk by Peter, the creator of OpenClaw. I noticed a common t...
“My challenge in implementing AI is that I cannot justify the use cases to be implemented based on the labor cost in Asia.”
This quote from a COO of an insurance company was on a slide at Apidays Singapore last week. The slide was titled "What are the challenges? - Feedback from t...
"We invested $10M in AI. Now my board wants ROI. What are the best practices?"
This quote from a CIO was on a slide at Apidays Singapore last week. It showed the #1 post-implementation challenge in AI adoption.
OpenClaw Is One of the Most Expensive Ways to Do AI Automation
Not because the software is expensive. It is free, MIT open source. The problem is the tokens it burns to do anything. And the hype is what has turned it int...
AI Is an Amplifier, Not an Equalizer
Thanks Agus Hocky and Institut Bisnis dan Teknologi Pelita Indonesia for the invitation, and Hendri Zhang 张维前 for connecting.
6 Common Causes Your OpenClaw Is Expensive and Fixes That Actually Work.
The bad news? OpenClaw burns through tokens by design. Full context on every request, heartbeats polling every few minutes, browser screenshots described by ...
Claude Code is for software developers, and OpenClaw is more for business users.
A learner said this to another learner during a recent workshop. I think this is the most common and most dangerous misconception about these two tools.
OpenClaw vs Hermes Agent
A learner asked me this after a workshop last week.
AI Agents are not plug-and-play. 5 ways to add useful skills to your AI agents.
Most of them came thinking AI agents are plug-and-play. Set it up, and it becomes extremely helpful immediately.
Honored to speak at the largest OpenClaw event at Amazon Web Services (AWS) last night, organised by OpenClaw Singapore. Thanks Lionel Sim for the invitation.
I was tasked to address the elephant in the room - security. I have converted my presentation to an article with slides for anyone interested.
Your OpenClaw Agent Is One Message Away from Getting Hacked
I gave a talk yesterday on OpenClaw security, at the largest OpenClaw event at Amazon Web Services (AWS), with 400 audience, organized by OpenClaw Singapore....
Glad to be invited by East Ventures and Temasek to mentor at @my1st1000sg last Saturday. Thanks Ong Ju Boon for the invitation.
What I like about this challenge is its focus on earning revenue, instead of building a pitch deck or a prototype.
Human will be the differentiation when everyone produces the same things with AI agents with the same skills.
Since the virality of OpenClaw educated the market about agent skills, I have seen a lot of LinkedIn posts sharing 5,678 skills covering many things that pre...
Should I Still Use MCP? Is MCP Dead?
So I thought it is good to write about it, especially for a non-tech audience who are curious.
Does Qwen 3.5 live up to the hype?
I tested 9 local LLMs on a Claude Code skill I actually use every day. Not a coding benchmark. A real multi-step agentic task described in natural language a...
One of my biggest AI productivity unlocks this year is the extensive use of agent skills.
In this post, I share my insights after building around 75 skills over 5 months. Coding and non-coding. LinkedIn posts, cover images, carousels, presentation...
Am I the only one feeling uneasy building AI agents with OpenCrawl after testing it for a while?
I've been building AI agents before OpenClaw, and building skills using Claude Code for a while. It's powerful. When I learned about OpenClaw, I knew exactly...
Everyone tells you how easy it is to set up an AI agent with OpenClaw.
Nobody tells you how hard it is to maintain it.
Your AI agent will get prompt injected sooner or later, because it is easier than most people thought.
Most people think prompt injection needs a carefully crafted adversarial prompt by an experienced hacker. It does not. Someone who understands how LLMs work ...
How To Create Agent Skill To Write LinkedIn Posts That Sound Like You
Most people are surprised when I tell them I use AI to write all of my LinkedIn posts.
10 Ways to Reduce the Risk of Running OpenClaw (or Any AI Agent)
The safe answer comes from Peter Steinberger, OpenClaw's creator himself. He said OpenClaw is designed as a personal assistant - one user to one or many agen...
From ChatGPT to Claude Code: A Non-Techie’s Introduction to the Raw Power of AI by a Techie
Not because I don't like sharing. But because the only tool I use for 99% of my AI needs is Claude Code. And while I think it is not hard to learn, I'm never...
Why Your OpenClaw Agent Is One Message Away from Getting Hacked?
A stranger sent a very long, sophisticated-looking message to her agent. It was filled with detailed research instructions about finance news, complete with ...
Claude Code can code nice UI. But nice UI doesn't mean good UI.
Manual UI testing is becoming one of my biggest bottlenecks when coding with AI now.
"Don't fix what's not broken. We have other priorities."
This is the most common reason to push back on transformation.
Should You Listen to Customer Feedback?
This is one of the most debated topics in product development.
Are AI labs trying too hard to anthropomorphise AI to keep the illusion of AGI going?
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I have a simple rule before I use AI to automate anything: Do it manually 3 times first.
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If you are using OpenClaw with WhatsApp, there is one risk nobody is talking about.
Getting your WhatsApp account permanently banned.
Not every automation needs an AI agent. After burning $25+ with a browser agent just to download analytics of my top LinkedIn posts, I decided to build a simple automation tool that costs nothing to run.
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Most people design AI agent systems wrong. They put AI agents inside the security boundary instead of outside. This exposes their system to prompt injection.
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Founders, if your marketers make these 12 mistakes, you should consider hiring another senior.
Marketers, if you make these 12 mistakes, fix them before your boss finds out.
OpenClaw Creator: Why 80% Of Apps Will Disappear
YouTube: https://lnkd.in/g49K_bsk
"Wait, you used to do THAT manually?"
I've been building software for 19 years. Something that would take me 2 months now takes 1 week.
How forgetting my password taught me about leadership.
Nothing.
Anthropic's Super Bowl Ad Takes a Dig at ChatGPT
Sam Altman called it "clearly dishonest." Then admitted he laughed.
Don't believe the BS that you can use Claude Code for free.
Ollama recently made their API compatible with Claude Code. Many creators quickly jumped on the opportunity to farm engagement with the hook: "You can now u...
"Not all kids can self-learn."
This is one of the most common objections I hear from parents. I disagree. To me, it is all about the incentive system.
We were promised autonomous AI agents. But got Workflow Automation 2.0 instead.
2025: The Year of AI Agents 😄
Vibe coders, this old news will happen to you sooner or later.
Unless you set up your project correctly.
Every parent with primary kids will experience this stress every week.
It is an evening ritual like this:
Announcing my new book proposal:
📚 Working Effectively with Vibed Code
How the Rule of Thirds Improved My UI Design
In Steve Jobs' famous "connecting the dots" speech at Stanford,
UX/UI and naming matter more than capability for adoption.
Recently, everyone on LinkedIn is talking about learning Claude after the demo of Claude Cowork.
One of the most common copywriting mistakes junior marketers make:
Selling features, not benefits.
Hot Take: Vibe Coding Won't Replace Software Engineers
Here, I share my journey from a strong believer to a skeptic.
Announcing My New Role: Founder at Learn Parrot
The Hype Cycle of Claude Code That Everyone Will Go Through
Last week, Boris shared he built Claude Cowork with 100% vibe coding in 10 days. It took the software world by storm.
How I Balance Business and Parenting as an Entrepreneur
Last December, as I squeezed out some time to help my kids with their study, I thought:
11 Frameworks Every Marketer Should Know
I've seen marketers drown in tactics while missing the fundamentals.
Do We Need Different LLMs for Different Task Types?
No, vibe coding does not create tech debt.
Bad coders do.
In 2008, a neuroscientist called Dr. Charles Limb had a question about creativity.
He wanted to know:
AI Coding Assistants Have a Security Blind Spot
A few months ago, I wrote about a non-technical founder whose SaaS got exploited right after he publicly showed his build process using Cursor (https://lnkd....
Does AI have empathy? I asked Claude a simple product question.
The answer surprised me.
Claude Code and OpenAI Codex Do Track You
Recently, after hitting my Claude Code Max limit, I switched over to OpenAI Codex to continue my work.
Good marketers apply creativity.
Great marketers apply creativity + science + AI.
5 Warning Signs Your Marketing Hire Is Just an Operator, Not a Strategist
Many founders make the mistake of hiring marketers who can execute… but not strategize.
Your AI Idea Must Justify Business ROI
Sometimes, proof of concept (POC) feels magical, but the real test is whether it can be deployed sustainably.
Claude Code vs Codex vs Gemini CLI vs Qwen: My Results
The winner is still Claude Code...
When AI Hallucination Becomes A Security Feature.
Two months ago, something unexpected happened with our AI Lead Response agent.
"If you're good at badminton, don't train for a tennis competition."
This is something I've learned through experience as a serial technopreneur.
How to Keep Up with AI Changes in Your Business
Someone asked me this question recently.
Two Choices for Handling Tech Debt in Vibe Coding
· Go full vibe: ignore tech debt, and when things inevitably break, spend a week fixing it.
Why Most Sales Presentations Fail
Here are 5 top frameworks for crafting effective sales presentations, each with a different focus depending on your audience, product complexity, and sales c...
No, Karpathy Didn’t Say Vibe Coding Doesn’t Work
This starkly contrasts with my own experience.
Not all AI projects need data scientist and AI engineers.
One of the most common mistakes business leaders make in their AI project is getting the wrong team to build.
I’ve seen several people sharing this chart recently.
Interestingly, they seem to have very contrasting views.
The Circular Money Loop Behind OpenAI’s Funding
It goes one round. Oracle buys GPUs from Nvidia, and Nvidia invests in OpenAI. 😂
The Worst Job Displacement of Software Engineers Is Yet to Come.
This is not another fear mongering post.
The most practical use case of a browser agent so far.
"Help me to complete this assignment"
LangChain on AI Agents vs Workflow Builders
(I admit, I’ve contributed to one of those posts myself)
This is the first AI event I could actually bring my family and kids to.
AI events these days are getting a little dry. Most talks revolve around AI agents, business intelligence, coding, and content generation, usually targeted a...
Preparing for the Age of AI: NTU Panel Recap
· Duan Kai Neo- President of NTU EEE Alumni Association
Sam Altman Announces ChatGPT Pulse
If this gains traction, OpenAI is no longer just an AI company. It’s evolving into a media and lifestyle company, shaping what we see and think about each da...
Gemini CLI stubbornly insisted its code was right and even did a Google search to prove it with an outdated article.
I was speechless. 😂
Could we have been wrong about zero click impressions?
For a while now, we’ve been blaming AI Overviews for the rise in zero click searches. But maybe that’s only half the story.
Joining an AI Strategy Panel at NTU EEE Alumni Event
Whether you’re deep in engineering, building your start-up, crafting user experiences, or leading teams – AI is reshaping all our paths right now.
If you're still thinking GenAI is just for techies, think again.
A new paper from ChatGPT, based on usage trends from over 18 billion weekly messages, shows how it's becoming indispensable for everyday problem-solving, fro...
Zuckerberg: Better to Overspend on AI Than Miss It
I actually respect Mark Zuckerberg for his gut as a technopreneur and innovator.
Low-code (or no-code) platforms will replace coding.
That’s the narrative we keep hearing for years.
"Guys, I’m under attack"
I came across this post where a founder shared how his SaaS got exploited right after he started sharing how he built his SaaS using Cursor.
Our team is ready to kickstart the Business Plus AI Forum at CIFTIS Beijing 2025, in collaboration with Beijing Association for Trade in Services and World Trade Centers Association Beijing!
From rehearsals to the grand stage, everything is set for an exciting exchange of ideas on how AI is transforming industries and driving global collaboration...
I was doing vibe coding and saw AI generated this code.
Notice anything?
The most plausible bad outcome of AI (or AGI) is not the rise of Skynet.
It is humans quietly outsourcing our intelligence to AI and we eventually lose it.
Vibe coding has been around longer than we think...
I once asked a developer to explain his code when it broke due to edge cases. He told me he didn't know because he copied it from Google. At least he was hon...
Why GenAI Pilots Need Both Strategy and Execution
In the post, I shared 5 proven strategic frameworks to apply to find high-ROI AI opportunities.
Business Plus AI Forum @ Beijing CIFTIS 2025 | Global Online Free Live Stream
We are proud to share that we are bringing Business Plus AI Forum to CIFTIS 2025, one of the largest trade fairs in China. Join us on Saturday, September 13,...
Your RAG System's Real Problem Isn't Hallucination
Two top common root causes are:
I was amazed by AI coding assistant the first time I used Cursor.
It wrote code almost similar to how I would write it.
Future-Proofing Your Digital Marketing in The Age of AI
I thought, why not turn my presentation into a LinkedIn article? Rather than let the ideas stay in the slides, I wanted to share them here so more people can...
DeepWiki: AI-Generated Docs for Any GitHub Repo
If you're using open-source software, one of the most common problems is outdated or poor documentation.
❌ One common mistake we keep seeing business owners make in marketing:
They hire a junior marketer to run ads, create content and post on social media... And think their marketing is covered.
Don't make the same marketing mistake as Nike.
Nike lost $60 billion in market cap chasing performance marketing.
Three Stories of a Technopreneur
I have done many workshops and professional sharing sessions. This was the first time I shared personal stories.
What Zoom and AI Note Taker Can Really Do
You're not alone — but you're missing out.
Will Google penalize AI-generated content?
Last week, a post by Miquel Palet about Google penalising his website for using programmatic SEO and AI went viral.
Isn't RAG just a glorified search engine?
This was my thought when I first read about it. I still think it is.
If there's a will, there's a way.
Our team at Hashmeta Group just pulled off something we thought impossible—organizing a premier product launch event in 14 days.
Axios’ Sara Fischer in conversation with Cloudflare’s Matthew Prince
For the past 20 years, we have benefited from "free" content on the Internet.
OpenAI’s Windsurf deal is off — and Windsurf’s CEO is going to Google
Anyone feel like we should use AI to create a drama and publish it on Netflix?
Cursor's Pricing Changes Caused an Uproar
They have to do it because subsidizing the market with cheap tokens is not sustainable in the long run.
Why Some Startups and SMEs Fail to Scale
That's the question I wanted to find out after selling my startup to Hashmeta Group.
Too many people are wasting energy sending soulless cold messages crafted by AI.
The best I could do to recover some value from that wasted energy is to turn it into AI security research.
I’m honored to be invited to moderate an insightful roundtable on 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗴𝗲, hosted by The Ortus Club and MuleSoft — with an exceptional group of tech and data leaders across industries like banking, telco, healthcare, transport, finance, and travel.
We unpacked tough questions on:
Create a Free LinkedIn Carousel with Vibe Coding
(See the carousel below that I created for one of my posts)
How We Hit 5 Million Organic Search Clicks a Year
We did it. With zero ad spend. Just SEO and inbound marketing.
Can AI really write production-quality code?
Here's a chance to peek how it is used in an actual project.
How We Turned 12 Years of Expertise Into an AI-Powered Service That Scales
Terrence Ngu Teck Kong has been running Hashmeta Group, a digital marketing agency, for 12 years.
Forget Pain Points: Think Convenience
This advice from Ev Williams, co-founder of Blogger, Twitter and Medium should serve as a signpost.
Why llms.txt Is a Bad Idea for the Web
But seeing "SEO gurus" promote it on authoritative platforms like Search Engine Land and Yoast SEO worries me.
I finally concede that AI is smarter than me.
For 2 years, I held onto reasons like “AI can't solve my kid's homework” or “It can't play tic-tac-toe” to believe I was still smarter.
AI has little impact on world productivity. Why I'm not surprised.
Recently, Anthropic CEO, Dario Amodei warns AI could wipe out 1 in 2 white collar jobs in next five years. Many quickly tried to prove him wrong by quoting a...
Recently, I heard an interesting view from Jeremy Tan during a panel discussion.
It sounded absurd at first, but on second thought, I think it might actually happen.
Many think SEO is dying. It's actually flying.
Just look at the trend 📈. Global searches for "SEO agency" are at a 5-year high (see graph).
Stop Re-Teaching ChatGPT Your Writing Style
Here's a little trick not many people know.
Has Cursor Gotten Worse Over the Last 4 Months?
When I first started using Cursor, I was blown away. With a single prompt, it generated clean, multi-file codes that mirrored exactly how I would have writte...
I caught Cursor trying to be lazy.
The AI agent couldn’t solve the typing error, so it cast the variable to 'any' to suppress the error, just like a sloppy software engineer would.
This is a great manipulative graph. Not just because of the scale.
There are 3 clever tricks in this chart, and it’s almost admirable how well-crafted the illusion is.
Hey! e27 (Optimatic) just dropped something a little different and launched their very own official Echelon Founder Action Figurines (yup, seriously)—and we’re giving away COMPLIMENTARY Starter Passes to Echelon Singapore 2025 🎟️🚀
The Echelon Male and Female Founder Action Figurines – complete with pitch decks, oversized brains, coffee cups, and a lot of startup swagger. They’re built ...
What's the Big Deal About AI Agents and MCP?
That's when I knew I had to write about it.
AI amazes me from time to time.
Yesterday, I caught up with an old friend from my hometown, Penang.
20 FAQs on AEO, GEO and the New SEO
Marketers, search has changed. AI is rewriting the rules. If you're not adapting, you're disappearing.
More Context Isn't Always Better in AI Prompts
I treat AI like a brainstorming partner.
Here is the #1 reason why AI can't fully replace humans.
AI can take orders.
💡 Little-known hack to get the most out of Cursor for FREE
If you're using Cursor on the free plan, you will eventually hit the dreaded "servers overload" screen.
Business+AI Lab with AWS: Event Recap
Held at AWS Singapore, this hands-on GenAI Lab gave participants the rare opportunity to build and deploy their own enterprise-grade chatbot, in under 3 hour...
How We Generated S$350k Without Ad Spend
The answer? AI + SEO.
Why External Consultants Drive Organizational Change
On a positive note, it's often difficult for someone within an organization to drive change due to internal politics. Companies hire consultants as an extern...
Join Business+AI and HubSpot: AI in Sales & Marketing
Seats are limited. Please quickly registered if you are keen via https://lu.ma/a6czl8y7
What Publishers Think About AI Image Generation
I couldn’t find the original source of the meme—happy to credit the author if anyone knows the source.
Can DeepSeek R1 Run on a Normal Laptop for Free?
TL;DR
GenAI Design Thinking Workshop
Helping participants break down their business processes to identify opportunities for adopting agentic AI workflows using the 5I framework.
What My Kid and Sora Have in Common
GenAI Computer Use Is Coming for Deskbound Jobs
“Amara’s Law and the Long Game of AI”
There’s so much inflated expectation of AI that our enthusiasm will wane after hitting reality in short-term. A bubble will burst. And it will continue to gr...
**GenAI Pitfalls**
ChatGPT has recently encountered various outages. These outages took down our AI services and disrupted business operations, both for us and our clients.
Yesterday OpenAI finally launched Sora and it never had a chance.
When Sora was announced a year ago it had everyones attention and rightfully so. It was essentially showcasing video quality on par with the current state of...
"7 in 10 SG leaders will not hire candidates lacking AI skills"
I can confirm that this is what is happening at Hashmeta Group. One of our interview questions is: How do you use AI in your job? If you still think that AI ...
Sora's First Attempt at Depicting Gymnastics
The Missing GenAI Video Assessment Criterion
Our inaugural Business Plus AI Forum 2024 was a smashing success!
Here’s a big shoutout to the stars of the day:
Two products that are changing the world started as random experiments.
I recently watched 2 videos. A Lenny's Podcast with Boris, the creator of Claude Code. And a TED talk by Peter, the creator of OpenClaw. I noticed a common t...
OpenClaw Is One of the Most Expensive Ways to Do AI Automation
Not because the software is expensive. It is free, MIT open source. The problem is the tokens it burns to do anything. And the hype is what has turned it int...
6 Common Causes Your OpenClaw Is Expensive and Fixes That Actually Work.
The bad news? OpenClaw burns through tokens by design. Full context on every request, heartbeats polling every few minutes, browser screenshots described by ...
OpenClaw vs Hermes Agent
A learner asked me this after a workshop last week.
Honored to speak at the largest OpenClaw event at Amazon Web Services (AWS) last night, organised by OpenClaw Singapore. Thanks Lionel Sim for the invitation.
I was tasked to address the elephant in the room - security. I have converted my presentation to an article with slides for anyone interested.
Glad to be invited by East Ventures and Temasek to mentor at @my1st1000sg last Saturday. Thanks Ong Ju Boon for the invitation.
What I like about this challenge is its focus on earning revenue, instead of building a pitch deck or a prototype.
Should I Still Use MCP? Is MCP Dead?
So I thought it is good to write about it, especially for a non-tech audience who are curious.
One of my biggest AI productivity unlocks this year is the extensive use of agent skills.
In this post, I share my insights after building around 75 skills over 5 months. Coding and non-coding. LinkedIn posts, cover images, carousels, presentation...
Everyone tells you how easy it is to set up an AI agent with OpenClaw.
Nobody tells you how hard it is to maintain it.
How To Create Agent Skill To Write LinkedIn Posts That Sound Like You
Most people are surprised when I tell them I use AI to write all of my LinkedIn posts.
10 Ways to Reduce the Risk of Running OpenClaw (or Any AI Agent)
The safe answer comes from Peter Steinberger, OpenClaw's creator himself. He said OpenClaw is designed as a personal assistant - one user to one or many agen...
Why Your OpenClaw Agent Is One Message Away from Getting Hacked?
A stranger sent a very long, sophisticated-looking message to her agent. It was filled with detailed research instructions about finance news, complete with ...
"Don't fix what's not broken. We have other priorities."
This is the most common reason to push back on transformation.
Are AI labs trying too hard to anthropomorphise AI to keep the illusion of AGI going?
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If you are using OpenClaw with WhatsApp, there is one risk nobody is talking about.
Getting your WhatsApp account permanently banned.
Founders, if your marketers make these 12 mistakes, you should consider hiring another senior.
Marketers, if you make these 12 mistakes, fix them before your boss finds out.
"Wait, you used to do THAT manually?"
I've been building software for 19 years. Something that would take me 2 months now takes 1 week.
Anthropic's Super Bowl Ad Takes a Dig at ChatGPT
Sam Altman called it "clearly dishonest." Then admitted he laughed.
"Not all kids can self-learn."
This is one of the most common objections I hear from parents. I disagree. To me, it is all about the incentive system.
Vibe coders, this old news will happen to you sooner or later.
Unless you set up your project correctly.
Announcing my new book proposal:
📚 Working Effectively with Vibed Code
UX/UI and naming matter more than capability for adoption.
Recently, everyone on LinkedIn is talking about learning Claude after the demo of Claude Cowork.
Hot Take: Vibe Coding Won't Replace Software Engineers
Here, I share my journey from a strong believer to a skeptic.
The Hype Cycle of Claude Code That Everyone Will Go Through
Last week, Boris shared he built Claude Cowork with 100% vibe coding in 10 days. It took the software world by storm.
11 Frameworks Every Marketer Should Know
I've seen marketers drown in tactics while missing the fundamentals.
No, vibe coding does not create tech debt.
Bad coders do.
Does AI have empathy? I asked Claude a simple product question.
The answer surprised me.
Good marketers apply creativity.
Great marketers apply creativity + science + AI.
Your AI Idea Must Justify Business ROI
Sometimes, proof of concept (POC) feels magical, but the real test is whether it can be deployed sustainably.
When AI Hallucination Becomes A Security Feature.
Two months ago, something unexpected happened with our AI Lead Response agent.
How to Keep Up with AI Changes in Your Business
Someone asked me this question recently.
Why Most Sales Presentations Fail
Here are 5 top frameworks for crafting effective sales presentations, each with a different focus depending on your audience, product complexity, and sales c...
Not all AI projects need data scientist and AI engineers.
One of the most common mistakes business leaders make in their AI project is getting the wrong team to build.
The Circular Money Loop Behind OpenAI’s Funding
It goes one round. Oracle buys GPUs from Nvidia, and Nvidia invests in OpenAI. 😂
The most practical use case of a browser agent so far.
"Help me to complete this assignment"
Preparing for the Age of AI: NTU Panel Recap
· Duan Kai Neo- President of NTU EEE Alumni Association
Gemini CLI stubbornly insisted its code was right and even did a Google search to prove it with an outdated article.
I was speechless. 😂
Could we have been wrong about zero click impressions?
For a while now, we’ve been blaming AI Overviews for the rise in zero click searches. But maybe that’s only half the story.
Joining an AI Strategy Panel at NTU EEE Alumni Event
Whether you’re deep in engineering, building your start-up, crafting user experiences, or leading teams – AI is reshaping all our paths right now.
Low-code (or no-code) platforms will replace coding.
That’s the narrative we keep hearing for years.
"Guys, I’m under attack"
I came across this post where a founder shared how his SaaS got exploited right after he started sharing how he built his SaaS using Cursor.
I was doing vibe coding and saw AI generated this code.
Notice anything?
Vibe coding has been around longer than we think...
I once asked a developer to explain his code when it broke due to edge cases. He told me he didn't know because he copied it from Google. At least he was hon...
Why GenAI Pilots Need Both Strategy and Execution
In the post, I shared 5 proven strategic frameworks to apply to find high-ROI AI opportunities.
I was amazed by AI coding assistant the first time I used Cursor.
It wrote code almost similar to how I would write it.
Future-Proofing Your Digital Marketing in The Age of AI
I thought, why not turn my presentation into a LinkedIn article? Rather than let the ideas stay in the slides, I wanted to share them here so more people can...
❌ One common mistake we keep seeing business owners make in marketing:
They hire a junior marketer to run ads, create content and post on social media... And think their marketing is covered.
Don't make the same marketing mistake as Nike.
Nike lost $60 billion in market cap chasing performance marketing.
Will Google penalize AI-generated content?
Last week, a post by Miquel Palet about Google penalising his website for using programmatic SEO and AI went viral.
If there's a will, there's a way.
Our team at Hashmeta Group just pulled off something we thought impossible—organizing a premier product launch event in 14 days.
Axios’ Sara Fischer in conversation with Cloudflare’s Matthew Prince
For the past 20 years, we have benefited from "free" content on the Internet.
Cursor's Pricing Changes Caused an Uproar
They have to do it because subsidizing the market with cheap tokens is not sustainable in the long run.
I’m honored to be invited to moderate an insightful roundtable on 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗴𝗲, hosted by The Ortus Club and MuleSoft — with an exceptional group of tech and data leaders across industries like banking, telco, healthcare, transport, finance, and travel.
We unpacked tough questions on:
How We Hit 5 Million Organic Search Clicks a Year
We did it. With zero ad spend. Just SEO and inbound marketing.
How We Turned 12 Years of Expertise Into an AI-Powered Service That Scales
Terrence Ngu Teck Kong has been running Hashmeta Group, a digital marketing agency, for 12 years.
Why llms.txt Is a Bad Idea for the Web
But seeing "SEO gurus" promote it on authoritative platforms like Search Engine Land and Yoast SEO worries me.
Recently, I heard an interesting view from Jeremy Tan during a panel discussion.
It sounded absurd at first, but on second thought, I think it might actually happen.
Many think SEO is dying. It's actually flying.
Just look at the trend 📈. Global searches for "SEO agency" are at a 5-year high (see graph).
This is a great manipulative graph. Not just because of the scale.
There are 3 clever tricks in this chart, and it’s almost admirable how well-crafted the illusion is.
What's the Big Deal About AI Agents and MCP?
That's when I knew I had to write about it.
20 FAQs on AEO, GEO and the New SEO
Marketers, search has changed. AI is rewriting the rules. If you're not adapting, you're disappearing.
Here is the #1 reason why AI can't fully replace humans.
AI can take orders.
Business+AI Lab with AWS: Event Recap
Held at AWS Singapore, this hands-on GenAI Lab gave participants the rare opportunity to build and deploy their own enterprise-grade chatbot, in under 3 hour...
Why External Consultants Drive Organizational Change
On a positive note, it's often difficult for someone within an organization to drive change due to internal politics. Companies hire consultants as an extern...
What Publishers Think About AI Image Generation
I couldn’t find the original source of the meme—happy to credit the author if anyone knows the source.
What My Kid and Sora Have in Common
GenAI Computer Use Is Coming for Deskbound Jobs
**GenAI Pitfalls**
ChatGPT has recently encountered various outages. These outages took down our AI services and disrupted business operations, both for us and our clients.
Sora's First Attempt at Depicting Gymnastics
Our inaugural Business Plus AI Forum 2024 was a smashing success!
Here’s a big shoutout to the stars of the day:
“My challenge in implementing AI is that I cannot justify the use cases to be implemented based on the labor cost in Asia.”
This quote from a COO of an insurance company was on a slide at Apidays Singapore last week. The slide was titled "What are the challenges? - Feedback from t...
"We invested $10M in AI. Now my board wants ROI. What are the best practices?"
This quote from a CIO was on a slide at Apidays Singapore last week. It showed the #1 post-implementation challenge in AI adoption.
AI Is an Amplifier, Not an Equalizer
Thanks Agus Hocky and Institut Bisnis dan Teknologi Pelita Indonesia for the invitation, and Hendri Zhang 张维前 for connecting.
Claude Code is for software developers, and OpenClaw is more for business users.
A learner said this to another learner during a recent workshop. I think this is the most common and most dangerous misconception about these two tools.
AI Agents are not plug-and-play. 5 ways to add useful skills to your AI agents.
Most of them came thinking AI agents are plug-and-play. Set it up, and it becomes extremely helpful immediately.
Your OpenClaw Agent Is One Message Away from Getting Hacked
I gave a talk yesterday on OpenClaw security, at the largest OpenClaw event at Amazon Web Services (AWS), with 400 audience, organized by OpenClaw Singapore....
Human will be the differentiation when everyone produces the same things with AI agents with the same skills.
Since the virality of OpenClaw educated the market about agent skills, I have seen a lot of LinkedIn posts sharing 5,678 skills covering many things that pre...
Does Qwen 3.5 live up to the hype?
I tested 9 local LLMs on a Claude Code skill I actually use every day. Not a coding benchmark. A real multi-step agentic task described in natural language a...
Am I the only one feeling uneasy building AI agents with OpenCrawl after testing it for a while?
I've been building AI agents before OpenClaw, and building skills using Claude Code for a while. It's powerful. When I learned about OpenClaw, I knew exactly...
Your AI agent will get prompt injected sooner or later, because it is easier than most people thought.
Most people think prompt injection needs a carefully crafted adversarial prompt by an experienced hacker. It does not. Someone who understands how LLMs work ...
From ChatGPT to Claude Code: A Non-Techie’s Introduction to the Raw Power of AI by a Techie
Not because I don't like sharing. But because the only tool I use for 99% of my AI needs is Claude Code. And while I think it is not hard to learn, I'm never...
Claude Code can code nice UI. But nice UI doesn't mean good UI.
Manual UI testing is becoming one of my biggest bottlenecks when coding with AI now.
Should You Listen to Customer Feedback?
This is one of the most debated topics in product development.
I have a simple rule before I use AI to automate anything: Do it manually 3 times first.
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Not every automation needs an AI agent. After burning $25+ with a browser agent just to download analytics of my top LinkedIn posts, I decided to build a simple automation tool that costs nothing to run.
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Most people design AI agent systems wrong. They put AI agents inside the security boundary instead of outside. This exposes their system to prompt injection.
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OpenClaw Creator: Why 80% Of Apps Will Disappear
YouTube: https://lnkd.in/g49K_bsk
How forgetting my password taught me about leadership.
Nothing.
Don't believe the BS that you can use Claude Code for free.
Ollama recently made their API compatible with Claude Code. Many creators quickly jumped on the opportunity to farm engagement with the hook: "You can now u...
We were promised autonomous AI agents. But got Workflow Automation 2.0 instead.
2025: The Year of AI Agents 😄
Every parent with primary kids will experience this stress every week.
It is an evening ritual like this:
How the Rule of Thirds Improved My UI Design
In Steve Jobs' famous "connecting the dots" speech at Stanford,
One of the most common copywriting mistakes junior marketers make:
Selling features, not benefits.
Announcing My New Role: Founder at Learn Parrot
How I Balance Business and Parenting as an Entrepreneur
Last December, as I squeezed out some time to help my kids with their study, I thought:
Do We Need Different LLMs for Different Task Types?
In 2008, a neuroscientist called Dr. Charles Limb had a question about creativity.
He wanted to know:
AI Coding Assistants Have a Security Blind Spot
A few months ago, I wrote about a non-technical founder whose SaaS got exploited right after he publicly showed his build process using Cursor (https://lnkd....
Claude Code and OpenAI Codex Do Track You
Recently, after hitting my Claude Code Max limit, I switched over to OpenAI Codex to continue my work.
5 Warning Signs Your Marketing Hire Is Just an Operator, Not a Strategist
Many founders make the mistake of hiring marketers who can execute… but not strategize.
Claude Code vs Codex vs Gemini CLI vs Qwen: My Results
The winner is still Claude Code...
"If you're good at badminton, don't train for a tennis competition."
This is something I've learned through experience as a serial technopreneur.
Two Choices for Handling Tech Debt in Vibe Coding
· Go full vibe: ignore tech debt, and when things inevitably break, spend a week fixing it.
No, Karpathy Didn’t Say Vibe Coding Doesn’t Work
This starkly contrasts with my own experience.
I’ve seen several people sharing this chart recently.
Interestingly, they seem to have very contrasting views.
The Worst Job Displacement of Software Engineers Is Yet to Come.
This is not another fear mongering post.
LangChain on AI Agents vs Workflow Builders
(I admit, I’ve contributed to one of those posts myself)
This is the first AI event I could actually bring my family and kids to.
AI events these days are getting a little dry. Most talks revolve around AI agents, business intelligence, coding, and content generation, usually targeted a...
Sam Altman Announces ChatGPT Pulse
If this gains traction, OpenAI is no longer just an AI company. It’s evolving into a media and lifestyle company, shaping what we see and think about each da...
If you're still thinking GenAI is just for techies, think again.
A new paper from ChatGPT, based on usage trends from over 18 billion weekly messages, shows how it's becoming indispensable for everyday problem-solving, fro...
Zuckerberg: Better to Overspend on AI Than Miss It
I actually respect Mark Zuckerberg for his gut as a technopreneur and innovator.
Our team is ready to kickstart the Business Plus AI Forum at CIFTIS Beijing 2025, in collaboration with Beijing Association for Trade in Services and World Trade Centers Association Beijing!
From rehearsals to the grand stage, everything is set for an exciting exchange of ideas on how AI is transforming industries and driving global collaboration...
The most plausible bad outcome of AI (or AGI) is not the rise of Skynet.
It is humans quietly outsourcing our intelligence to AI and we eventually lose it.
Business Plus AI Forum @ Beijing CIFTIS 2025 | Global Online Free Live Stream
We are proud to share that we are bringing Business Plus AI Forum to CIFTIS 2025, one of the largest trade fairs in China. Join us on Saturday, September 13,...
Your RAG System's Real Problem Isn't Hallucination
Two top common root causes are:
DeepWiki: AI-Generated Docs for Any GitHub Repo
If you're using open-source software, one of the most common problems is outdated or poor documentation.
Three Stories of a Technopreneur
I have done many workshops and professional sharing sessions. This was the first time I shared personal stories.
What Zoom and AI Note Taker Can Really Do
You're not alone — but you're missing out.
Isn't RAG just a glorified search engine?
This was my thought when I first read about it. I still think it is.
OpenAI’s Windsurf deal is off — and Windsurf’s CEO is going to Google
Anyone feel like we should use AI to create a drama and publish it on Netflix?
Why Some Startups and SMEs Fail to Scale
That's the question I wanted to find out after selling my startup to Hashmeta Group.
Too many people are wasting energy sending soulless cold messages crafted by AI.
The best I could do to recover some value from that wasted energy is to turn it into AI security research.
Create a Free LinkedIn Carousel with Vibe Coding
(See the carousel below that I created for one of my posts)
Can AI really write production-quality code?
Here's a chance to peek how it is used in an actual project.
Forget Pain Points: Think Convenience
This advice from Ev Williams, co-founder of Blogger, Twitter and Medium should serve as a signpost.
I finally concede that AI is smarter than me.
For 2 years, I held onto reasons like “AI can't solve my kid's homework” or “It can't play tic-tac-toe” to believe I was still smarter.
AI has little impact on world productivity. Why I'm not surprised.
Recently, Anthropic CEO, Dario Amodei warns AI could wipe out 1 in 2 white collar jobs in next five years. Many quickly tried to prove him wrong by quoting a...
Stop Re-Teaching ChatGPT Your Writing Style
Here's a little trick not many people know.
Has Cursor Gotten Worse Over the Last 4 Months?
When I first started using Cursor, I was blown away. With a single prompt, it generated clean, multi-file codes that mirrored exactly how I would have writte...
I caught Cursor trying to be lazy.
The AI agent couldn’t solve the typing error, so it cast the variable to 'any' to suppress the error, just like a sloppy software engineer would.
Hey! e27 (Optimatic) just dropped something a little different and launched their very own official Echelon Founder Action Figurines (yup, seriously)—and we’re giving away COMPLIMENTARY Starter Passes to Echelon Singapore 2025 🎟️🚀
The Echelon Male and Female Founder Action Figurines – complete with pitch decks, oversized brains, coffee cups, and a lot of startup swagger. They’re built ...
AI amazes me from time to time.
Yesterday, I caught up with an old friend from my hometown, Penang.
More Context Isn't Always Better in AI Prompts
I treat AI like a brainstorming partner.
💡 Little-known hack to get the most out of Cursor for FREE
If you're using Cursor on the free plan, you will eventually hit the dreaded "servers overload" screen.
How We Generated S$350k Without Ad Spend
The answer? AI + SEO.
Join Business+AI and HubSpot: AI in Sales & Marketing
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Can DeepSeek R1 Run on a Normal Laptop for Free?
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GenAI Design Thinking Workshop
Helping participants break down their business processes to identify opportunities for adopting agentic AI workflows using the 5I framework.
“Amara’s Law and the Long Game of AI”
There’s so much inflated expectation of AI that our enthusiasm will wane after hitting reality in short-term. A bubble will burst. And it will continue to gr...
Yesterday OpenAI finally launched Sora and it never had a chance.
When Sora was announced a year ago it had everyones attention and rightfully so. It was essentially showcasing video quality on par with the current state of...
"7 in 10 SG leaders will not hire candidates lacking AI skills"
I can confirm that this is what is happening at Hashmeta Group. One of our interview questions is: How do you use AI in your job? If you still think that AI ...
The Missing GenAI Video Assessment Criterion
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